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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Adult Acute Care

We are hiring for Clinical Nurse Specialist position at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK!

Posted Sep 24

Shift and hours
8-⁠hour shifts · Day shifts · Day 40 hours a week
Unit and setting
1017 AK PAMC NURSING EDUC · Hospital Department: 1017 AK PAMC NURSING EDUC
License
APRN license Upon hire: Alaska Registered Nurse LicenseAlaska Registered Nurse License
Term
Permanent Position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, 8-hr Day shifts, 40 hours per week.Full-time, 1.0 FTE

Do you qualify?

License
Alaska Registered Nurse License Upon hire: Alaska Registered Nurse License Check your license
Certification
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
Certification
Current certification in area of specialty (i.e., CEN, CCRN) Upon hire: Current certification in area of specialty (i.e., CEN, CCRN)
Education
Master's Degree from a CCNE- or NLNAC-accredited clinical nurse specialist program
Experience
2 years clinical leadership responsibility 2 years Clinical leadership responsibility.
Experience
3 years registered nursing experience in area of specialty 3 years Registered nursing experience in area of specialty.

Preferred

Certification
CNS certification in area of specialty Upon hire: CNS certification in area of specialty

What it pays

Extra pay
Shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities may be available
Pay reviews
Placement on wage range determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors.

Benefits

  • BenefitsRetirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matchingretirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
  • BenefitsHealth care benefits (medical, dental, vision)health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • BenefitsLife insurancelife insurance
  • BenefitsDisability insurancedisability insurance
  • BenefitsTime off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
  • BenefitsVoluntary benefitsvoluntary benefits
  • BenefitsWell-being resourceswell-being resources

The role and schedule

Union
Union position
Care model
Synergy Model Using the Synergy Model, the Sr Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS):
Day to day
Supports, supervises, and evaluates new staff during their first 90 to 180 days (18 months at PAMC) Supports, supervises, and evaluates staff new to a clinical setting during their first 90 to 180 days (18 months at PAMC) on the unit.
Day to day
Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres.
Day to day
Facilitates multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach to health care in specialty area Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care, within a specialty area.
Day to day
Promotes nursing excellence by implementing clinical standards and establishing competency standards
Day to day
Functions as clinical resource, conducts patient care consultations, and assesses practice impact on outcomes
Day to day
Supports clinical rounds and collaborates with physicians
On call
On-call rotation
Employment
Full time Job Schedule: Full time
Details
On-site Workplace Type: On-site

The workplace

Providence logo
Providence
Health system employer

Your fit

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Original listing

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Using the Synergy Model, the Sr Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Supports, supervises, and evaluates staff new to a clinical setting during their first 90 to 180 days (18 months at PAMC) on the unit.

Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres.

Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care, within a specialty area.

Responsible for the promotion of excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of clinical standards of practice and establishing competency standards for staff members.

Demonstrates a firm knowledge base and clinical expertise, function as a clinical resource, conduct and facilitate patient care consultation, and provide resources to assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes.

Supports clinical rounds with the multi-disciplinary health care team and work closely and collaboratively with the physicians in establishing collegial relationships that benefit our staff, patients, and community.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Alaska Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

We are hiring for Clinical Nurse Specialist position at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK!

Position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, 8-hr Day shifts, 40 hours per week.

Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive an invite with additional screening questions from our HireVue system!

Required Qualifications

Master's Degree From a clinical nurse specialist program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. (NLNAC).

  • Upon hire: Alaska Registered Nurse License
  • Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
  • Upon hire: Current certification in area of specialty (i.e., CEN, CCRN)

3 years Registered nursing experience in area of specialty.

2 years Clinical leadership responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Upon hire: CNS certification in area of specialty

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

The Providence family of organizations has a vision of health for a better world. As such, we are called to care wisely for our communities, resources, and earth. Our organizations strive to become carbon negative by 2030.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as

  • shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits . Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

  • Requsition ID: 460441
  • Company: Providence Jobs
  • Job Category: Nursing-Patient Facing
  • Job Function: Nursing
  • Job

Schedule

Full time Job Shift: Day Career Track: Nursing Department: 1017 AK PAMC NURSING EDUC Address: AK Anchorage 3200 Providence Dr Work Location: Providence Alaska Medical Ctr-Anchorage Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $65.24 - $102.99 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as

  • shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

What's around it?

In Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AKFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent
$1,489/mo
Household income
$103,284/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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